Unfortunately, about how to care for newborn girls and boys, expectant mothers are not taught since childhood. Therefore, pregnant women need to learn all these wisdoms during pregnancy. And here they often make such a mistake - during the preparatory sessions in the women's consultation, they try to learn as much as possible about the process of pregnancy and childbirth, and not about the specifics of caring for newborn girls and boys. Future moms mistakenly believe that the most difficult thing is to give birth to a baby, but after his birth it will be easier. And when they get home with a crumb, then to their surprise they realize that they do not know anything about caring for newborns. Therefore, we want to help them, and talk about how to properly care for a newborn girl.
How to properly wash a newborn girl?
To wash a newborn baby is necessary at every change of a diaper. The frequency of changing diapers is individual. But the average interval is 3-4 hours.
The girl is washed with fresh water.
Some mothers probably heard that the children of the first month (the first 6 months, the first year) of life should be washed with cotton wool and exclusively boiled water. In fact, this is absolutely not an obligatory condition. Since many mothers could see for themselves that newborns can be washed under the tap, even in the delivery room. But if a woman has a lot of free time and she firmly believes that children are washed away only boiled water, then let him do so. The main thing is the calmness of my mother.
Now it should be said that the newborn girls are washed away from the front back. And only so, and not otherwise! This is due to the fact that the vagina is located very close to the anus, and the stools can get into the vagina during the wash. And this can not be allowed.
The hygiene of a newborn girl does not provide for the frequent use of soap. However, this is true for boys. Soaking with soap can be applied once a day and more often it is done during a nightly bathing. And used for this purpose is a normal baby soap. All other times are sufficiently thorough washing with plain water. And it's not that my mother for her crumbs pitifully washed. Just the mucous membranes of the genital organs are very tender, and frequent exposure to alkali adversely affects their condition.
How correctly to bathe the newborn girl?
Bathe newborn girls as well as boys - once a day. Most often they bathe babies before going to bed so that they can sleep more tightly.
The water temperature during bathing can be any, but not above 37 degrees. The lower the water temperature, the more active the baby should move. If you bathe the baby in a diaper in a small bath - then the water temperature should be 36-37 degrees. Because in such conditions the child can not move in the water. If you practice swimming in a large bath or pool - then gradually you can lower the temperature to 22-23 degrees.
In what to bathe the newborn girl?
In some, this question can cause confusion, since it is obvious that the children are bathing in the water. But there are parents who need to add anything to this water, or the process of bathing seems boring and inefficient.
Now let's talk about the advisability of such additives. Adding to water during bathing any means (foam, soap, etc.) is useful only for the manufacturer's pocket of this product. But for a newborn girl - it's bad. Because soapy water enters the vagina, and irritates its mucous.
The same applies to herbs. The only difference is that the mucosa is not irritated, but dried. Bathing the baby in the weeds also leads to a general dryness of the skin, which is already dry in babies, thanks to the dry air in our apartments.
Therefore, you should bathe newborn girls in ordinary water. Then, once a week, we bathe the child with soap or bathing. But do not add it to the water, but soap the baby and wash off the shower. In soapy water, you can not bathe neither boys, nor even more girls!